STANLEY, N.C. — The Stanley Police Department and the Gaston County authorities charged Robert Youngblood Kerby of 320 East Chestnut Street in Stanley with indecent liberties with a child and first-degree statutory sex offense.
The allegations state the victim had been sexually assaulted by the suspect.
Kerby and his wife Caron Kerby own Caron’s Care Daycare in Stanley which has been in operation for 19 years.
Tuesday Night, Stanley police, Gaston County police and agents from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant at the residence and business.
Agents and detectives met with parents of the children currently attending the day care and made them aware that they will be seeking temporary suspension of the facility’s license until the investigation is complete.
Kerby is currently being held under a $1 million bond at the Gaston County jail.
Police is asking for anyone with information on this case or anyone who believes that they have been a victim to contact Stanley police at 704-866-3300 or Gaston County Crime Stoppers at 704-861-8000.